Painting Ceramic Tile Fireplace Surround

After we completed our wood pallet accent wall we realized the fireplace did not match we knew we wanted to paint the mantel white chalk paint my favorite but we were not sure what type of paint to use on the tile surround to withstand the heat and stick to the tile.

Painting ceramic tile fireplace surround.

Then i poured some primer into the painting tray took a deep breath and went to work rolling it onto the tile. I didn t have to paint the entire tile because the slate made a great background color for the stencil. Wash tile with non detergent soap and water or tsp. It is a gas burning fireplace.

We were dealing with some serious orangey oak and peach faux marble here. How to paint tile easy fireplace paint makeover. I took a few deep breaths before i started priming. Lightly sand the surface.

It measures 70 inches across and 22 inches on each side. But still i was a little hesitant to take the drastic step of painting over the tile even though i painted the brick fireplace surround in our last home black and loved it for some reason the fact that this surround was tile was really shaking my confidence. I m not gonna lie. However if you need to paint your fireplace tile it s possible.

Giving our living room electric fireplace surround hearth and mantel a total makeover has been in the plans for a while it s in great shape we love the size of it and the design of the mantel but the colors were pretty boring and not as bright and stylish as i wanted. I taped off the fireplace mantel and floor all around the tile. How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace. If the tile surrounding the fireplace is old dingy or out of date it.

Clean the tile and rinse any soap you used. It was screaming for a full on makeover if you re only looking to fix your tile surround then skip on to 4 now if you search the internets there are a gazillion posts about painting fireplaces i wrote one about whitewashing our brick fireplace last year and differing advice about what paint to use. Honestly i was worried that if the paint didn t adhere well i would end up with a big mess on my hands and then have to deal. Then tuck tape along tile line.

After painting mantel tile surround before painting. Painting fireplace tile faq s how do you paint a tile fireplace. Tape off areas you don t want to accidentally paint. Wipe with water and allow to air dry.

The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed. Once i placed the roller on the tile there would be no going back. The actual fireplace opening is in the lower center of the 12 feet.